رأيتُكI saw you تدّعىyou are called رمضانَRamadan دعوىa claim
رأيتُك تدّعى رمضانَ دعوى
وأنتand you نظيرُthe counterpart of يومِthe day of الشكdoubt فيهِin it
وأنت نظيرُ يومِ الشك فيهِ
I saw you called Ramadan—a mere claim—
I saw you claiming to be Ramadan in pretense
Yet you are like the day of doubt within it.
While you are like the day of doubt within it